Here's one; Rose Bay will follow... NOT MANY FISH Bernard Bolan From Mortlake(?) to Mossman for 35 years In a 26-footer I've sailed It paid for me grub and a couple of beers But not now since the fishing has failed There used to be blackfish, there used to be bream(?) There used to be jusis(?) to tame But now there's old beer cans and polythene bags And things too repulsive to name (Chorus:) But the sun is still shining, the sky is still blue You can still taste the salt in the spray Me lines are all baited, me net's over too But there's not many fish in the harbor today So for a sail your Sally and Sue And take Rufus and Wadja as well Remember to chuck your muck over the side And complain of the hideous smell Once a fisherman was known for not getting upset When he sailed through the wind and the rain But a man can but think when he's sailing through this What a pity you can't pull the chain (Chorus)
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